Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is asking
officials at the Department of Defense to look into a story that originated at
the DailyMail.co, a UK-based media site, which claims that official U.S. Army
Reserve training materials list Catholics, evangelical Christians and Orthodox
Jews in a “religious extremism” category along with the KKK, Hamas and Al Qaeda.

“When this story was sent to me, I had to look at my
calendar to make sure it wasn’t April Fool’s Day,” said Assemblyman Hikind. “This
story is so ludicrous that it’s almost beyond belief. Is it possible that
anyone would be so out of their minds in this day and age as to equate
legitimate religions and peace-loving observant people with terrorist groups?
This must be a joke.”